What’s Current: Women of colour speak out against the sex trade at London conference

At UnHerd, Julie Bindelaskswhy the liberal Left continue to support the sex industry, highlighting a recent conference, “Women of Colour Against the Sex Trade,” held in London’s Conway Hall, where survivors and activists spoke about the racism inherent to the trade. Suzanne Jay, of the “Asian Women for Equality Society,” described this historical exploitation, saying: “US soldiers in the Philippines described the women they exploited as ‘little brown fucking machines.‘”

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